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Keyword
purple
  • violet
Frequency
#1516
Strokes
12
Grade
8
JLPT (old)
N1
Heisig
1475
Readings
むらさき67%
シ33%
Mnemonic
Hold up this here thread, freshly soaked in grape juice, and watch it glow a rich, royal purple in the sun.
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Used in vocabulary
紫むらさき
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; red-root gromwell; soy sauce
Noun
紫し外がい線せん
ultraviolet rays; ultraviolet radiation; UV radiation
Noun
紫むらさき色いろ
purple; violet
Noun
紫し苑おん
aster (Aster tataricus); Tartarian aster; Michaelmas daisy
Noun
紫し蘇そ
shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa); perilla; beefsteak plant
Noun
紫陽花あじさい
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
Noun
紫し綬じゅ褒ほう章しょう
Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon (awarded for scholarly or artistic achievement)
Noun
筑紫つくし
Tsukushi (former province located in northern Kyūshū; later split into Chikuzen and Chikugo); Kyūshū
Noun
紫し紺こん
dark purple; bluish purple
Noun
紫し電でん
purple lightning; flash; swordflash
Noun
薄うす紫むらさき
light purple
Noun
紫し雲うん
purple clouds on which Amitabha rides to welcome the spirits of the dead
Noun
紫し斑はん
purpura; purple spot
Noun
春はる紫じ菀おん
Philadelphia fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus); common fleabane
Noun
紫雲英げんげ
Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus)
Noun
紫し煙えん
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
Noun
紫し檀たん
rosewood; red sandalwood
Noun
紫し蘭らん
Bletilla striata (purple variety of orchid)
Noun
紅こう紫し
crimson and purple; red-purple; magenta
Noun
濃こ紫むらさき
dark purple
Noun
若わか紫むらさき
light purple; mauve
Noun
九きゅう紫し
ninth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Mars and south)
Noun
紫し根こん
gromwell root (of species Lithospermum erythrorhizon)
Noun